Cassidy
I was born into a loving, Christian home. However, I grew up in a conservative church environment which resulted in the development of a very [...]
Aubrie
Before I came to Mercy, I experienced a lot of sexual and verbal abuse throughout my life. My childhood was very chaotic and there was [...]
Kayla
My trauma began just after I turned 5 and through the beginning of Kindergarten. My babysitter’s husband raped me up to 10 times a day [...]
Rochelle
I was adopted and when my parents took me in I was struggling to survive. When I was just a child I was sexually abused. [...]
Destany
"I now have hope for my future. I know that my past does not define me."
Kelsey
I grew up in two dysfunctional homes. One with an alcoholic father and at my mother’s house I was sexually abused at an early age. [...]
Hope
Before coming to Mercy my life involved verbal, physical and sexual abuse. Growing up, I had absent parents and I was bullied at school. I [...]
Gianna
"I was never able to see God as a Father because my earthly father was horrible, but He is my Abba!"
Emily
I was adopted at the age of five because my birth parents were addicted to drugs. This led me to struggle with abandonment and feeling [...]
Tomeia
My mother was a single parent while I was growing up because my father was physically and verbally abusive. I was sexually abused at the [...]
Sarah
I was raised in a dysfunctional home filled with darkness and sickness. My father has Asperger's and was unable to express love the way I [...]
Kira
"I have found my identity in Jesus and I know now that I don’t need to go anywhere but Him to find my self-worth."